Predicted Liverpool line-up to play Manchester City: Sturridge and Milner to start

Liverpool and Manchester City contest the first final of the season as they go head-to-head at Wembley for the Capital One Cup on Sunday.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini will be desperate to secure some silverware in his last campaign at the Etihad Stadium while Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will know success here would be a great way to cap off his first few months in charge.

This one really could go either way and perhaps the most intriguing sub-plot will be how City winger Raheem Sterling performs against his former side after he shone against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Wednesday.

In early team news, City are without Kevin De Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Fabian Delph and Wilfried Bony.

Vincent Ralph

After graduating with a degree in English Literature, Vincent completed a NCTJ-accredited qualification in newspaper and magazine journalism in 2005. He has worked for HITC for four years and is now Head of Editorial and Journalist Standards.